France’s Lightning Stock Exchange, known as Lise, is preparing to host what could become Europe’s first fully onchain stock market debut, a step that brings tokenization into the initial public offering (IPO) process. The Paris-based exchange, approved last year under the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) pilot regime, plans to list French aerospace supplier ST
SoFi said Thursday it is launching a new business banking platform designed to let companies handle both traditional money and crypto in one place, as it pushes deeper into digital assets. The service, called SoFi Big Business Banking, allows firms to hold U.S. dollars, convert them into stablecoins and move funds around the clock, all
Most of the crypto industry spent this week processing Google’s paper on how quantum computers could break blockchain encryption. One startup is asking a different question — whether quantum hardware can make blockchains better. Postquant Labs, which is building the world’s shared quantum computer, Quip.Network announced Wednesday the launch of what it calls the first
Key takeaways $BTC is down 2%, erasing the recovery earlier this week, US-listed spot ETF recorded an outflow of $173.73 million on Wednesday, breaking its two days of inflow this week. Bitcoin faces continued losses amid weaker institutional demand Bitcoin ($BTC) prices continued to decline on Thursday, trading below $67,000, almost completely erasing the recovery
Bitcoin ($BTC) price slipped below $67,000 on April 2, falling roughly 2.8% in 24 hours and extending a year-to-date decline that now sits near 23%. The drop aligns with a pattern forming across on-chain data, chart structure, and derivatives positioning. One cohort of buyers has been steadily exiting since January, and the technical picture now
Bitcoin markets have entered a critical phase as bitcoin whale activity shows a clear shift toward selling. Data reveals that large holders with 1,000 to 10,000 $BTC have moved into net selling territory. This change follows a strong accumulation phase throughout 2024. During 2024, whales accumulated more than 200,000 $BTC. That accumulation helped stabilize prices
Bitcoin closed Q1 2026 with its weakest start to a year in nearly a decade, posting a sharp double-digit loss. The decline marks Bitcoin’s worst first-quarter performance since 2018 and raises fresh concerns about the cryptocurrency’s near-term outlook. Key Points Bitcoin closed Q1 2026 with a 22% loss, marking its weakest start to a year
Doubts are mounting around the role of Bitcoin as a dependable store of value, with CNBC crypto trader Ran Neuner publicly challenging the narrative. His remarks highlight broader market uncertainty about how the asset should be understood and presented to investors. Key Points Ran Neuner questions Bitcoin’s reliability as a long-term store of value, citing
Metaplanet (3350) acquired 5,075 $BTC for approximately $398 million during the first quarter of 2026, pushing its total holdings to 40,177 $BTC and vaulting past MARA Holdings in the global bitcoin treasury rankings. The Tokyo-listed firm now sits behind only Strategy (MSTR) and Twenty One Capital (XXI) among publicly traded companies by bitcoin held on
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) recorded $173.73 million in net outflows on April 1, signaling that institutional selling pressure carried into the new quarter. The withdrawals came one day after Q1 2026 ended with roughly $500 million in net redemptions, despite a partial recovery in March that brought $1.32 billion back into $BTC funds.